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Old 09-01-2003, 09:40 PM
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Default I feel like a NIMROD

This new use of the name "Nimrod" puzzles me. It's an old biblical name that shows up in my geneaology a couple of times. According to Genesis 10.9 he was the son of Cush, a grandson of Noah, and was "a mighty hunter before the Lord". In nineteenth century literature it's not uncommon to see a hunter referred to as a "Nimrod". I guess we live in a post-literate society, but I fail to see how a favorable reference gets turned into a readily perceived negative one.